Senior In-House Resourcing Advisor 804/4018

Lincolnshire County Council; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Home or remote working

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council invites a Senior Resourcing Advisor to lead recruitment across service areas, provide expert guidance to hiring managers, and line manage a small team. Reporting to the Resourcing Manager, you’ll shape workforce strategy and support access to talent.

You will manage end-to-end resourcing, ensure compliance with Right to Work and sponsorship rules, and drive improvements using MI and ATS enhancements.

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level recruitment experience in a large, diverse organisation.
• Experience line-managing a small team and prioritising workloads.
• In-depth knowledge of employment law relating to recruitment, visas, and sponsorship.
• Flexible working and hybrid/home-based arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across designated service areas.
• Advise on sourcing channels and design adverts across print, online and social media.
• Manage interview materials and facilitate assessment centres.
• Develop candidate talent pools and maintain the organisation's digital presence.
• Coordinate link to agency approved suppliers when required for your areas.
• Provide guidance on the implementation, application and interpretation of employment policies and procedures.
• Use data analytics/MI to track recruitment metrics and drive continuous improvement.
• Act as deputy for the Resourcing Manager and contribute to strategy, data and resourcing projects.
• Oversee systems (ATS) configuration, training and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Senior recruitment experience

Line management

Stakeholder management

HR systems knowledge

Tools

ATS

Job description

Are you an experienced recruitment professional ready to take the next step in your career? Or perhaps you're already operating at a senior level and looking for an opportunity where you can influence strategy, lead a team, and help shape the future workforce of one of the county's largest employers?

We're excited to be recruiting for a Senior Resourcing Advisor following the promotion of the current postholder, a reflection of the development opportunities available within our Resourcing Team.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing and forward-thinking team at the heart of the Council's workforce strategy. Reporting to the Resourcing Manager, you'll lead recruitment activity across a portfolio of service areas, providing expert advice to hiring managers and senior stakeholders.

You'll also line manage a small team, helping to develop and support colleagues while ensuring an excellent experience for both candidates and hiring managers. From difficult-to-fill vacancies and talent pooling to assessment centres, employer branding and workforce planning, no two days are the same.

Main duties of the job

Key Areas of Expertise

We're looking for someone ideally with demonstrable expertise in Right to Work legislation, Skilled Worker Visas and employer sponsorship requirements. This is a critical area of knowledge that will enable you to provide expert guidance to managers, protect organisational compliance, and support the council in accessing the talent it needs to deliver services.

You'll be confident interpreting legislation, advising on sponsorship processes, identifying risks, and helping managers navigate often complex immigration and recruitment requirements.

Demonstrable knowledge of recruitment technology, with experience of configuring, developing and enhancing recruitment systems to deliver efficient, compliant and candidate-focused recruitment processes. Skilled in using management information, reporting and analytics to drive continuous improvement, increase recruitment effectiveness and support workforce planning. Confident in leading on system implementation, testing, user adoption and stakeholder engagement across complex recruitment environments.

About us

Lincolnshire County Council, is one of the largest employers in the county. We are an organisation that embraces diversity, innovation and progress. We value our people and want to ensure that we can support you in joining and growing with us.

We will view you as an integral member of our community and recognise that your well-being is paramount. To show our appreciation, weve crafted a competitive package designed to not only acknowledge your hard work but also foster a healthy work-life balance.

From health benefits and retirement plans, we strive to provide a package that supports well-being and financial stability and that meets the diverse needs of our workforce.

We want everyone who works with us to feel included and celebrate their uniqueness. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and promoting good relations for both employee and for the people of Lincolnshire.

People often say every day is a learning day and at LCC a culture of learning is something we really believe in. We recognise the importance of supporting your learning and development and can offer a variety of different learning opportunities depending on what is right for you and the organisation. This could be through your everyday tasks, through hands-on experience, structured programs, formal qualifications, coaching, or informal learning opportunities.

Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Resourcing Manager, you will be responsible for all resourcing and full life-cycle recruitment activities across an assigned set of service areas.

The Lead Resourcing Advisor will work with hiring managers at all levels across the organisation to provide a robust and agile resourcing service, including supporting the delivery of strategic and operational interventions in line with the organisations business objectives.

MAIN DUTIES

1

Service Delivery be a proactive, forward thinking part of an efficient, professional HR Resourcing team, providing a comprehensive and quality service to hiring managers and candidates.

Working collaboratively with the whole Resourcing Team and wider HR Service you will manage a professional workload and provide advice on both employment law and employment policies and processes that pertain to recruitment related activities, including:

Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for vacancies within designated area

Advise on appropriate sourcing channels in the competitive market place including 3rd party advertising and social media

Design and create adverts across all channels print, online or social media

Participate in candidate evaluation and selection processes

Build and maintain candidate talent pools for service areas

Design and facilitate assessment centers including content

Design and create interview materials, case study content, and other suitable selection tools

Advise on and co-ordinate psychometric testing where appropriate

Data and analytics of key recruitment metrics

Manage the upkeep of the teams digital presence, including careers pages, SharePoint, social media platforms

Co-ordinate the link to agency approved suppliers when required for your areas

Provide advice and guidance on the implementation, application and interpretation of employment policies and procedures.

2

Staff management Provide line management to a small team of staff to deliver the Council's resourcing volumes/needs for both internal and external hires, allocating resource, as required. Development of your direct reports through sharing information effectively, coaching, and training. This will include setting clear goals and smart stretching objectives.

Act as a deputy for the Resourcing Manager when they are unavailable to manage the workload and resource allocation of the wider team as well as contributing and advising on strategies, data and other matters related to resourcing.

3

Review of HR Policies and Procedures - provide operational input to the maintenance and review of HR Policies and Procedures in relation to resourcing so that they comply with legislation and meet the organisations objectives and values.

4

5

Relationship Management proactively develop and manage professional and collaborative relationships with candidates, managers, colleagues/peers and any other stakeholders.

6

Strategic Projects and Service Developments Collaborate with the wider HR service to manage and support any specialist resourcing projects including:

Strategic projects

Policy and process development

Procurement of HR related systems

Actively encourage process improvements and transformations, as a subject matter expert for the wider HR service and organisation on such projects.

7

Effective Resourcing Service Delivery and Efficiency - Be proactive and horizon scan for industry and sector information/research that helps to ensure the council leads the way in all matters resourcing and talent related.

Management of customer satisfaction (CSAT) survey management, from issuance of survey through to analysis of results to feed into any project or improvement initiatives.

Input to and deliver (where required) recruitment training with new managers and hiring managers.

8

Systems

Use the Council approved applicant tracking system (ATS) to manage the full recruitment workflow and for candidate and interview management and as a tool to keep hiring managers appraised of progress on their recruitment. Be the subject matter expert and be prepared to train managers in this system.

Ensure the chosen ATS/recruitment system and any associated systems e.g. Talent Central or job board aggregation tools, are fully utilised and all records are kept up to date and accurate, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with GDPR regulations.

9

Risk Management identify and develop recommended responses to key risks relating to the recruitment of staff. This will include understanding key processes such as disclosure and barring and sponsorship visas and being able to advise managers effectively to mitigate any risks to the organisation.

10

Role Model - provide visible role modelling of the Council's values and required behaviours. Act as a trusted partner to managers, providing appropriate challenge and support within the context of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Significant recruitment experience working at a senior level in an in-house recruitment or agency environment in a large/complex/diverse organisation
• Experience of managing small teams and prioritising workloads for staff
• Detailed and in depth knowledge of employment law relating to recruitment

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working